What is Gemcitabine hydrochloride

Gemcitabine hydrochloride profile

Gemcitabine hydrochloride is used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer of the ovaries (cancer that begins in the female reproductive organs where eggs are formed) and breast cancer that has not improved or that has worsened after treatment with other medications.

Gemcitabine hydrochloride (CAS NO: 122111-03-9) is used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs to treat a type of lung cancer (non-small cell lung cancer; NSCLC) that has spread to other parts of the body and cannot be treated with surgery. Gemcitabine hydrochloride is also used to treat cancer of the pancreas that has spread to other parts of the body and has not improved or worsened after treatment with another medication. Gemcitabine hydrochloride is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body.

Basic usages of Gemcitabine hydrochloride

Gemcitabine hydrochloride comes as a powder to be mixed with liquid to be injected over 30 minutes intravenously (into a vein) by a doctor or nurse in a medical facility. When Gemcitabine hydrochloride is used to treat ovarian or breast cancer, it is usually given on certain days every 3 weeks. When Gemcitabine hydrochloride is used to treat lung cancer it is usually given on certain days every 3 or 4 weeks. When Gemcitabine hydrochloride is used to treat cancer of pancreas it may be injected once every week. The length of treatment depends on the types of drugs you are taking, how well your body responds to them, and the type of cancer or condition you have. Your doctor may need to stop or delay your treatment if you experience certain side effects.

Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the manufacturer's information for the patient.

Other usages of Gemcitabinehydrochloride

Gemcitabine hydrochloride is also sometimes used to treat bladder cancer and cancer of the biliary tract (cancer in the organs and ducts that make and store bile, the liquid made by the liver). Talk to your doctor about the risks of using this medication for your condition.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Before receiving Gemcitabine hydrochloride

1) Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Gemcitabine hydrochloride, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in Gemcitabine hydrochloride. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.

2) Tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take.

3) Tell your doctor if you drink or have ever drunk large amounts of alcohol or if you have or ever had liver disease, including hepatitis, or kidney disease.

4) Tell your doctor if you have previously received or are currently receiving radiation therapy.

5) Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. If you become pregnant while receiving Gemcitabine hydrochloride, call your doctor. Gemcitabine hydrochloride may harm the fetus.

6) Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You should not breast-feed while you are receiving Gemcitabine hydrochloride injection.

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